Better Off Dead

[Verse 1]

Ah, she couldn't stand me anymore

So she just took the kids and went

You see, I've got a drinkin' problem

All the money that we had I spent

[Chorus]

And now I must die by my own hand

'Cause I'm not man enough to live alone

And she's better off without me

And I'm better off dead now that she's gone

[Verse 2]

She gave the most and took the least

She even had the priest come to our home

And I cried and prayed and promised God

That I'd leave the stuff alone

[Chorus]

And now I must die by my own hand

'Cause I'm not man enough to live alone

And she's better off without me

And I'm better off dead now that she's gone

Yes, now that she's gone, now that she's gone

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]

Oh, she used to call her friends and cry

Then the man cut off the telephone

And she'd sit and cry while I went out

And pawned the things we owned, yeah

[Chorus]

And now I must die by my own hand

'Cause I'm not man enough to live alone

And she's better off without me

And I'm better off dead now that she's gone

Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone

[Outro]

I'm better off dead, I'm better off dead

Said I'm better off dead, I'm better off dead

I said I'm better off dead, y'all, I'm better off dead

I said I'm better off dead, y'all, now that she's gone

I said I'm better off dead, I'm better off dead

I said I'm better off dead, y'all, won't leave the stuff alone

Leave the stuff alone

I'm better off dead, I said I'm better off dead

Now that she's gone, now that she's gone

Better off dead now that she's gone

Better off dead now that she's gone

Said I'm better off dead now that she's gone

I'm better off dead, y'all, now that she's gone, gone, gone, gone

Better off dead now that she's gone

I said I'm better off dead, better off dead

Better off dead, I'm better off dead

Better off dead